Back story....great uncle gave this to his nephew (my uncle) who gave it to me. Was told that my great uncle began to drill and tap the barrel to install bases for a scope....realizing some time after the fact that the scope was going to make loading and ejecting rounds a little difficult. Uncle says this is a 30-06.
So, the strap behind the hammer reads Winchester Model 1895. The barrel reads .30 U.S. MOD. 1903. S/N on the lever strike plate is 65###. Looks like the barrel may have had the end milled...or cut? Just seems awfully “flat” to me. The outer circumference doesn’t have a radius like I would expect to see on the end of a barrel. There are two other holes in the top strap that look “after the fact.” Not sure if those are original or maybe some other attempt at adding some sort of long range rear sight?
So...is this two different models joined together? What do I have, here? What do you know about this? What do you think?
Also, should I have any concerns with the holes if I want to take this thing out and bust a few caps?
I was able to get pretty good depth mic’s on the forward three holes. The one closest to the breech was a little hard to get an accurate measurement but seemed comparable to the adjacent hole. The depths vs barrel outside diameter are as follows (from breech towards barrel end):
#1 = ~0.150” vs 1.085”
#2 = 0.151” vs 1.065”
#3 = 0.141” vs 0.887”
#4 = 0.126” vs 0.872”
Thanks in advance!
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So, the strap behind the hammer reads Winchester Model 1895. The barrel reads .30 U.S. MOD. 1903. S/N on the lever strike plate is 65###. Looks like the barrel may have had the end milled...or cut? Just seems awfully “flat” to me. The outer circumference doesn’t have a radius like I would expect to see on the end of a barrel. There are two other holes in the top strap that look “after the fact.” Not sure if those are original or maybe some other attempt at adding some sort of long range rear sight?
So...is this two different models joined together? What do I have, here? What do you know about this? What do you think?
Also, should I have any concerns with the holes if I want to take this thing out and bust a few caps?
I was able to get pretty good depth mic’s on the forward three holes. The one closest to the breech was a little hard to get an accurate measurement but seemed comparable to the adjacent hole. The depths vs barrel outside diameter are as follows (from breech towards barrel end):
#1 = ~0.150” vs 1.085”
#2 = 0.151” vs 1.065”
#3 = 0.141” vs 0.887”
#4 = 0.126” vs 0.872”
Thanks in advance!
Pics:
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